CVC Words Worksheet – Short o and u
How the sounds work (Sound it out, then blend): Say each sound: b – u – s. Blend them into one word: bus. Short o is the sound in “dog”; short u is the sound in “sun”.
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- 1.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 2.Change the “t” in “tub” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cub (c) tub
- 3.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) n (c) j
- 4.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) h (c) n
- 5.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) pot (c) pat
- 6.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 7.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) ten (c) tub
- 8.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) cup (c) cop
- 9.Which word is “box”? (a) dot (b) bag (c) box
- 10.Change the “n” in “not” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) cot (c) rot
- 11.Change the “d” in “dot” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) lot (c) got
- 12.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 13.Change the “r” in “rod” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) nod (c) rod
- 14.Change the “t” in “cut” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cap (c) cup
- 15.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) n (c) g
- 16.Change the “r” in “run” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) fan (c) run
- 17.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 18.Which word is “cup”? (a) run (b) cup (c) cat
- 19.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) run (c) rug
- 20.Change the “m” in “mop” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) cop (c) mop
- 21.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 22.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 23.🦊 Which word is this? (a) six (b) box (c) fox
- 24.Change the “s” in “sun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) rug (c) run
- 25.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 26.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bus (c) nut
- 27.Change the “f” in “fun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) sun (c) run
- 28.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) beg (b) bun (c) bug
- 29.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 30.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) nut (c) hen
- 31.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) cup (c) pen
- 32.Which word is “fox”? (a) dot (b) six (c) fox
- 33.Change the “h” in “hum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) hum (c) sum
- 34.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 35.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) sum (c) gum
- 36.Change the “n” in “not” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) not (c) dot
- 37.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) rot (c) pot
- 38.Change the “d” in “dot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) hot (c) cot
- 39.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 40.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) dug (c) dog
Answer key
- u
- cub
- n
- h
- pot
- o
- run
- cup
- box
- rot
- lot
- o
- nod
- cup
- d
- fun
- log
- cup
- rug
- hop
- o
- u
- fox
- run
- dog
- hug
- run
- bug
- u
- sun
- sun
- fox
- sum
- u
- gum
- dot
- rot
- cot
- o
- dog
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